Financial Resources And Academic Performance Of Pupils In Primary Schools Within Jinja District, Uganda

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out within Jinja district in Uganda. To come up with this

study, the researcher had to be driven by the cardinal (general) objective

formulated prior to data gathering and this had been stated as: This study is

intended to investigate the influence of financial resources on the academic

performance of pupils in primary schools within Jinja District. It is from such an

objective that the researcher generated the general research question and this

aimed at realizing the intentions of the study.

The study employed a descriptive survey design since the whole study was

about explaining a scenario or an event. The findings from the study revealed

that inadequate financial resources, low student-teacher ratio, poor structures in

schools and inadequate teaching learning aids among others were a major

impediment to the progress of learners in schools and hence affecting their

performance of pupils. Measures suggested to address such a problem included;

provision of more learning aids and improvement on school structures, increasing

teachers' salaries and granting more teachers to schools that are lacking staff- all of which necessitated increased government funding.